Legal Notice and Terms and Conditions of Use Notice

Please read this Notice carefully. By viewing or otherwise using this Website, you agree to the terms and conditions in this Notice.

This Notice may be changed without further notice. This Notice applies exclusively to your access to and use of this Website does not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with the Columbia School District.

Copyright Notice
All Website materials, including, without limitation, the logos, design, text, graphics, other files and the selection and arrangement are Copyright © Columbia School District or copyrighted as otherwise noted on the linked page. The text and graphic content of the Columbia School District’s website may be electronically copied and printed as hard copy only under the following conditions:

• The content is used for informational and non-commercial person purposes only
• Copyright information is displayed (e.g. © Copyright Columbia School District. All Rights Reserved)
• The content is not modified

Any other use of the materials on this Website, including any commercial use, reproduction for purposes other than as described above, distribution, republication, display or performed without prior written permission of Columbia School District is strictly prohibited.

Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the homepage of the Website only, provided such a link does not portray the Columbia School District or any of the information herein as false, misleading, derogatory or an otherwise defamatory manner. This is a limited right and may be revoked at any time. You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any Columbia School District site content without express written consent from Columbia School District. Except as noted above, users are not conveyed any right or license by implication or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or proprietary right of Columbia School District or any third party. Some of the links made available to you on our pages allow you to leave our web site. Please be aware that the Internet sites available through these links and the material that you may find there are not under the control of the Columbia School District. Therefore, we cannot and do not make any representation to you about these sites or the materials available there, including advertisements that may be displayed.

These links are not an endorsement to the user. Columbia School District is providing these links only as a user convenience.

Forums and Interactive Areas
This Website may include discussion forums or other interactive areas, including bulletin boards and exchange areas. All such forums and interactive areas shall be used only for non-commercial purposes. By using any forum or interactive area, you agree not to do any of the following:

1.Upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this Website any message, information, text or other material (“Content”) that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;

2.Upload or transmit any Content that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national, or international law, including without limitation, the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the NASDAQ;

3.Upload or transmit any Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party. By posting any Content, you represent and warrant that you have the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such Content;

 4.Impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; or

 5.Without Columbia School District’s written permission, distribute or publish unsolicited promotions, advertising or solicitations for funds, goods or services, including junk mail and spam.

Columbia School District takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted or uploaded by you or any third-party, or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. Columbia School District reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or edit any Content that violates these provisions or is otherwise objectionable. You shall remain solely liable for the Content of any messages or other information you upload or transmit to the discussion forums or interactive areas of this Website. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Columbia School District from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damages (including attorneys’ fees) made or incurred by any third party arising out of or relating to your conduct, your violation of these terms and conditions, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

Disclaimer
THIS WEBSITE AND THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Columbia School District reserves the right to change any and all content contained on this Website at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by Columbia School District.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, THIS WEBSITE.

Applicable Law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its choice of law principles to the contrary. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions shall be filed only in the state and federal courts residing in Jackson County, Michigan and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this Notice.

Modification
Columbia School District reserves the right to amend at any time any policies governing this Website, including this Notice and Columbia School District’s Privacy Policy, by posting the amended terms and providing notice of such amendments. The amended terms shall be effective immediately after they are initially posted on this Website. If you do not accept the amended terms, you should cease using this Website.

Termination
Notwithstanding any of these terms and conditions, Columbia School District reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use this Website, and to block or prevent future access to and use of this Website.

Severability
If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

If you have any questions about this legal notice, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact the Director of Technology at:

Columbia School District
11775 Hewitt Road, Brooklyn, MI 49230
Tech. Office Phone: (517) 592-2317
District Office Phone: (517) 592-6641